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Here are a few top picks to consider this week including a concert reading of Dames at Sea in honor of its 60th anniversary, Glee and Broadway star Alex Newell in a new solo show, pride shows and more.

With ongoing productions of the acclaimed Cats revival and Masquerade, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber is currently at work on a new musical about the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911. Watch him discuss the show on The Tonight Show.

Divina de Campo, runner-up on RuPaul's Drag Race UK, will star in the London debut of AMANDA – THE NIGHT BEFORE ME, a solo musical about gender identity, at The Bridgehouse Theatre in South London.

Bucks County Playhouse will present SOUTH PACIFIC, a production with deep local roots — Oscar Hammerstein wrote the lyrics while living nearby, and the show is based on the work of Bucks County resident James Michener.

The North/South Chamber Orchestra will present a free concert at Christ & St. Stephen's Church in New York, featuring four works by contemporary composers from Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.S., with violinist Garry Ianco as soloist.

A grand reunion may be on the horizon for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Michael Crawford. The duo, whose partnership resulted in Crawford's award-winning turn as The Phantom of the Opera in both New York and London, may come together for a new project, says the star.

The 79th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday, June 7, 2026. It's the biggest awards show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize?

These performers may have received other awards and accolades, but a Tony Award is shockingly not on their résumé.

Society of London Theatre's Kids Week returns this summer with over 50 West End and London shows, offering free tickets for children aged 17 and under accompanied by a full-price adult, plus behind-the-scenes activities.

Penguin Rep Theatre will present a 29-hour reading of FLYING TOWARD THE SUN, a new musical about asylum seekers, in New York City. The cast includes Broadway veterans from Come From Away, Lempicka, and Harmony.

The Prince Fellowship, in association with Columbia University School of the Arts, announced applications are open for its 2026 program, offering early-career producers a $10,000 stipend, a $20,000 production budget, and mentorship from industry leaders.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 2, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Acclaimed trumpet soloist, composer, arranger, and conductor David Perrico will take center stage at The Industrial Event Space on June 4 for a unique live music experience. He will premiere six new original compositions with his renowned Pop Symphonic Orchestra during a special live music video production event.

Broadway and West End star Sierra Boggess returned to London for a one-night-only solo concert at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane. See photos of the concert here!

Three-time Tony Award nominee Patrick Wilson, who starred as Raoul in the film adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera, visited Masquerade Off-Broadway! 

Multi-tasking seems to come easy to the American dancer, choreographer, pedagogue and artistic director Maria Caruso. Based in Pittsburgh, where she founded the company Bodiography Contemporary Ballet a quarter-century ago, Caruso also creates and teaches dance around the world. (Next stop: Brazil.) Some of this work she has made for herself. 

Great Lakes Operetta announced the cast and creative team for its first fully staged production, ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD, to be performed at the Bramble Arts Loft in Chicago with two alternating casts.

Arts for Autism will arrive at the New Amsterdam Theatre – home of the blockbuster Aladdin – for the tenth annual concert featuring a constellation of Broadway performers alongside the stars of tomorrow – student performers from across the nation.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee presented the 2026 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to four outstanding contributors to the Broadway industry - 1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin, and Loren Plotkin. Watch their acceptance speeches here!

Beloved for his TV & film work, Maulik Pancholy is making a splash on Broadway in SCHMIGADOON! The actor discusses stepping into musical theater, finding truth beneath the comedy & why the show's message of love feels especially necessary right now.

Next month, 54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Grammy and Emmy winner Will Roland, Tony winner Norm Lewis and more. 

Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular has released an all new video, offering a peek inside the rehearsal room. Learn more about the show and check out the video here!

West End LIVE, Europe's largest free musical theatre festival, announced its 2026 line-up featuring over 50 performances at Trafalgar Square, including HAMILTON, WICKED, LES MISÉRABLES, MAMMA MIA!, and PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 29, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

West End performers including Kitty Scott-Claus, Alice Fearn, and Remember Monday members will perform at the Lyric Theatre for a one-night concert raising funds for a queer couple's IVF journey.